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The second regular season Coaches' Poll for 2023 sees Florida State rise from 5th to 3rd as Alabama plummets from 3rd to 10th.
Texas rises four spots to No. 6, while USC moves into the top 5.
The poll is conducted by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (64) | 1,624 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Michigan (1) | 1,533 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Florida State | 1,441 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 1,401 | 4 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Southern California | 1,319 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 6 | Texas | 1,318 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1,229 | 7 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Washington | 1,129 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1,039 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 10 | Alabama | 1,016 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 1,004 | 11 | 3-0 |
| 12 | Utah | 893 | 12 | 2-0 |
| 13 | Oregon | 870 | 13 | 2-0 |
| 14 | LSU | 714 | 14 | 1-1 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 675 | 15 | 2-0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 584 | 17 | 2-0 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 562 | 18 | 2-0 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 506 | 16 | 2-0 |
| 19 | Mississippi | 503 | 20 | 2-0 |
| 20 | Duke | 363 | 24 | 2-0 |
| 21 | Colorado | 357 | 25 | 2-0 |
| 22 | Clemson | 207 | 21 | 1-1 |
| 23 | Miami (Fla.) | 195 | NR | 2-0 |
| 24 | Iowa | 166 | NR | 2-0 |
| 25 | UCLA | 101 | NR | 2-0 |
Dropped out: No. 19 Wisconsin (1-1); No. 22 Tulane (1-1); No. 23 Texas A&M (1-1).
Others receiving votes: Washington State (2-0) 80; Kentucky (2-0) 38; TCU (1-1) 26; Auburn (2-0) 23; Texas A&M (1-1) 21; Fresno State (2-0) 21; Kansas (2-0) 17; Tulane (1-1) 16; Missouri (2-0) 14; Maryland (2-0) 14; Wake Forest (2-0) 13; Oklahoma State (2-0) 12; Central Florida (2-0) 11; Arkansas (2-0) 10; Syracuse (2-0) 9; Cincinnati (2-0) 8; Wisconsin (1-1) 7; Mississippi State (2-0) 7; Wyoming (2-0) 6; Minnesota (2-0) 6; Air Force (2-0) 5; Louisville (2-0) 3; South Carolina (1-1) 3; Memphis (2-0) 3; James Madison (2-0) 2; Michigan State (2-0) 1.
Voters: Tim Albin, Ohio; Blake Anderson, Utah State; Dino Babers, Syracuse; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Terry Bowden, Louisiana-Monroe; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Kenni Burns, Kent State; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jason Candle, Toledo; Curt Cignetti, James Madison; Dave Clawson, Wake Forest; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Washington; Jake Dickert, Washington State; Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Stan Drayton, Temple; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Mike Elko, Duke; Shawn Elliott, Georgia Southern; Jedd Fisch, Arizona; Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Hugh Freeze, Auburn; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Danny Gonzales, New Mexico; Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State; Will Hall, Southern Mississippi; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Florida Atlantic; Brady Hoke, San Diego State; Dana Holgorsen; Houston; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Jeff Monken, Army; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Billy Napier, Florida; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Barry Odom, UNLV; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Troy; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Tedford, Fresno State; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Mel Tucker, Michigan State; Kyle Whittingham, Utah, Ken Wilson, Nevada; Kevin Wilson, Tulsa.